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It wasn't Mason's best effort, but this one was just a wacky game. He's won six games in a row and he improved his overall record to 11-8-3 on the season. Mason will enter his next start with a 2.82 goals-against-average and a .905 save percentage. Dec 8 - 11:39 PM

Steve Mason will get his 12th start over the last 13 games on Thursday against Edmonton.

During his current run, which was instigated when Michal Neuvirth went down, Mason has gone 8-3-1 with 25 goals against and a .930 save percentage. Connor McDavid will certainly pose a challenge, but with those numbers Mason appears to be ready for the task. Dec 8 - 5:55 PM

Steve Mason came to work during Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Panthers.

He stopped 42 of 44 shots, including all three asked of him while on the penalty kill. The Flyers have won six straight now, with Mason taking five. This is the second time in the streak he's made as many stops as well. Mason is now 10-8-3 with a .908 save percentage and 2.71 GAA. Dec 6 - 11:23 PM

Steve Mason will get a chance to keep rolling on Tuesday night when he starts against Florida.

He has posted four wins with a 1.71 GAA and a .945 save percentage in his last four outings. Mason will start for the 11th time in the past 12 matches for the Flyers. Dec 6 - 2:34 PM

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Steve Mason will get his 12th start over the last 13 games on Thursday against Edmonton.

During his current run, which was instigated when Michal Neuvirth went down, Mason has gone 8-3-1 with 25 goals against and a .930 save percentage. Connor McDavid will certainly pose a challenge, but with those numbers Mason appears to be ready for the task.

Steve Mason came to work during Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Panthers.

He stopped 42 of 44 shots, including all three asked of him while on the penalty kill. The Flyers have won six straight now, with Mason taking five. This is the second time in the streak he's made as many stops as well. Mason is now 10-8-3 with a .908 save percentage and 2.71 GAA.

Mason has a 1.71 GAA and .945 save percentage in his last four contests. That's in contrast to his struggles for most of the 2016-17 campaign. In fact, prior to those four games, his save percentage stood at .892 through 17 games, but now it's climbed to .904 this season. Mason will try to keep that hot streak going when he starts again on Tuesday.

Steve Mason is the expected goalie for the Flyers in Sunday's match with Nashville.

Coach Dave Hakstoll noted that Mason wasn't taxed much in the win over the Blackhawks, and considering their, four-game winning streak he'd like to keep rolling with the hot hand. He holds an 8-8-3 record with a 2.80 GAA and .902 save percentage this season.

Mason turned away 26 of 27 shots in the effort, and simply looked sensational. Mark it five of his last six games in which Mason has allowed two or fewer goals, strongly suggesting that he's finally reaching mid-season form. He's now 8-8-3 with a 2.80 GAA and .902 save percentage this season.

Mason hasn't played Western foes well this season, going 2-3-1 with 17 goals against and an .886 save percentage. He's also already seen half a game's worth of action against Chicago this season, stopping nine of 11. You may wish to find a more favorable matchup.

It'll be Steve Mason in the Flyers' crease against the Senators on Thursday.

For all the woe and turmoil October saw, November saw a major rebound. He posted a 4-4-2 record with a .911 save percentage and a 2.64 GAA. Sure that's closer to being average than elite, but considering what his overall numbers look like we can safely say he's rounding into mid-season form.

Despite going shotless for over 10 minutes in the opening period, the Flyers went into the first intermission with a 2-0 lead. Mason shut the door on the Bruins for over 40 minutes, but he couldn't stop them from scoring two goals in the final frame. Mason conceded just one goal in the nine rounds of the shootout. He has a 6-8-3 record with a 2.96 goals-against-average and a .898 save percentage. He'll continue to be the go-to guy while Michal Neuvirth is out.

Steve Mason will be between the pipes on Tuesday night against Boston.

Anthony Stolarz made his NHL debut Sunday and made 29 saves in a 5-3 win over Calgary. Mason has lost both of his last two starts to drop his record to 5-8-3 on the season. He has a 3.04 GAA and an .892 save percentage in 17 appearances.

Roman Lyubimov made the most of his return to the lineup as he scored his second of the season and added an assist in a 5-3 win over Calgary.

Lyubimov has three points in 13 games thus far as he started the game with Chris VandeVelde and Brayden Schenn. He has been a healthy scratch on plenty of occasions this season but efforts like Sunday's will get him a full-time gig in the NHL. He is not worth taking at this time but keep an eye on him.

Travis Konecny amassed 17 penalty minutes in Friday's game against the Rangers.

He went after Brandon Pirri midway through the first period after the New York forward committed a boarding infraction on Brandon Manning. Konecny was given five minutes for fighting, two minutes for instigating and a misconduct. The rookie forward has 12 points and 29 penalty minutes in 22 matches.

Raffl lined up with Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek while Brayden Schenn played with Chris VandeVelde and Roman Lyubimov. Raffl has three goals and an assist in 13 games but is pointless in his last four.

Jakub Voracek scored a goal and three assists in Thursday's 6-5 win over the Edmonton Oilers.

The Oilers jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the second period, but that's when the Flyers went to work. Voracek picked up an assist on Claude Giroux's go-ahead goal (3-2) at the 13:43 mark of the second frame. Voracek's goal in the third period made it 5-4 Edmonton, and his assists on goals by Giroux and Michael Raffl helped complete the comeback. Voracek now has 10 goals and 28 points in 29 games.

Wayne Simmonds recorded his second straight two-goal game during Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Panthers.

He has three power play markers in the span as well, meaning eight of his 15 goals have come on the man-advantage. In fact 13 of his 26 points have come in that fashion. That's pretty impressive to say the least.

Pierre-Edouard Bellemare had an assist and a team-leading 4:07 shorthanded minutes during Europe's 3-2 overtime win against the Czech Republic on Monday.

Team Europe has been the biggest pleasant surprise in the early part of the World Cup and Bellemare has played a meaningful role in that. He also found the back of the net in Europe's 3-0 victory over Team USA on Saturday. Bellemare, who was born in France, had seven goals and 14 points in 74 contests with Philadelphia last season.

Michael Del Zotto will be scratched against the Oilers on Thursday night.

Surprising decision considering Del Zotto has three points over his last five games, including two goals. Through 13 games thus far, he's posted three goals and eight points with 28 blocks and 56 hits.

It wasn't Mason's best effort, but this one was just a wacky game. He's won six games in a row and he improved his overall record to 11-8-3 on the season. Mason will enter his next start with a 2.82 goals-against-average and a .905 save percentage.

Michal Neuvirth (knee) is expected to start skating again on Monday and hopefully return to the Flyers lineup in 10 days.

Neuvirth was projected to miss four-six weeks so this will be on the early side of the prognostication if true. Neuvirth was 4-2 with a .859 save percentage and a GAA of 3.54 before his injury and should get about 40 percent of the starts once he returns to action. Use him accordingly.

Finer words could not have been spoken by the latest Flyer to win a game in net. Stolarz got his first start of his career Sunday and went to chat with Mason on the bench during the timeouts. "Mason has been a great support for me the past couple weeks," Stolarz said. "Really helping me with things. Obviously being a big goalie, like me, I am able to watch him and kind of pick up a few things from him. He’s been a big mentor for me." Stolarz played well enough that he is likely to get a start this week as the Flyers play four games with three coming in four nights.